Atlanta Council OKs Stadium Financing Plan

Associated Press

Updated: 1 year ago.

The Atlanta City Council Monday voted 11-4 to approve using city hotel-motel tax revenue to pay the $200 million public contribution for the proposed $1 billion, retractable roof stadium. Georgia World Congress Center Authority officials voted Friday to move forward with a plan to build the downtown Atlanta stadium. (Photo Courtesy of Lee Coursey via Flickr.)